Writing-tablet.



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ATTORNEYS M. A. DREES. WRITING TABLET.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 2a, 1908.

Patented Dec. 22

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WRITING TABLET.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 23,1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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A rrbR/vE rs MICHAEL ALBERT DREES,

0F PhbHlIGO, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO,NELLIE P. HUNT, OFPESHTIGO, WISCONSIN.

WRITING-TABLE T.

Specification of-Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

application filed. March 23, 1998. Serial No, 422,678.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL ALBERT DRE-as, a citizen ofgtheUnitedStates, and a resident of Peshtigo, in the county of Marinette andState of Wisconsin, have invented a. new and Improved Writing-Tablet, ofwhich thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to letter sheets and tablets therefor, my moreparticular object being to provide a device in which one or any largernumber of sheets ofpaper may be kept. temporarily together, and arrangedin connection with suitable parts for facilitating the folding andpasting of the letter sheets.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying-drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similarcharac-ters of-reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views. Eigureil-is a plan View of thetablet made up of letter sheets and provided with a swingingmember whichI call a folderI and which is used as a form upon which the lettersheets are. folded, the fo der, in this instance being shownas swungaway frornthe letter sheets; this view also showing an address slot withwhich each sheet is provided-for reading, as. an address,thesuperscription at the top of the letter; Fig. 2 is, a viewsirnilar toFig. l, but showing the folderresting upon the u permost letter sheet inorder to Facilitate tlie folding of the letter Fig. 3 is Jview somewhatsimilar to Fig. 2, but showing an additional step, to wit: the bottomedge of the letter sheet turned over the folder toward the top, with itsslot opposite, the superscription at the top of the letter; Fig. 4 showsthe device having the sheet a step further advanced, in that after beingfolded as shown in Fig. 3, the sides of the sheet arebent inward underthe folder Fig. 5 shows .the letter sheet thus folded as detached fromthe tablet; Fig. 6 shows another ste in the construction, the lettersheet as f0 ded in Fig. 5 being again doubled upon itself, the

i flap, however, being still free; Fig. 7 shows the com letion of theconstruction shown in Fig. 6, the gumrned flap being pasted down uponthe body portion, so as to fold the folded letter sheet and give theentire structure the appearance of an envelop containing an inc osure;tion upon the line 8-8 of Fig. 1, showing the general arrangement of thetablet when ready for use; Fig. 9 is a section upon the Fig. 8 is alongitudinal secline 99 ofFig. 2, showing the folder as rests inguponthe tablet in order to serve as. a form upon which to foldthe-let-tem Fig. 1.0 is a sectional view-upon the line:10+10=of Fig. 3,showingthea-ppearance of- -thetablet when the sheet. has. been partiallyfolded; Fig. 11 is a sectionupon thevlinellrl f Fig. 4, showing theletter sheet wit-h its right zfrld left sides bent toward eachotheraround the folder; Fig. 12 isasecti'omupon the line 1212 of. Fig.5, showing the appearance of the letter sheet, whenit'reaches the stepof folding shown in Fig. 5; and Fig. 13 is aver:- ticalsection throughthe completed structure shown in Fig. 7, and discloses how thegummedflap when sealedholds. all other parts of; the sheet inposition.

Mountedupon aboard; 1'4 of-paper, straw orthe like, are a numberofletter sheets 16, eachprovided. withamaddre'ss slot 15, the sheetsbeing securedtogether in the form of a tablet, their edges 16 opposite.the ear.14 being glued or otherwise caused to adhere together. inanyknownmanner. At 17 isa smaller board, preferably thinner than the board14, and connected with it by a flexible strip 18, which may. be of thinleather or tough paper, said board 17 serving as a folder. The strip 18serves as a hinge for connecting thefolder'17 and the board 14 together,in order to allow the folder 17 tobe shifted into the positionsindicated in Figs. 1 and 2. Each letter sheet is provided-with a. flap16 integral with it, this flap being substantially of the same generaloutline as the ear 14 of the board 14.

The construction may best be understood by reference to the severalsuccessive figures, showing respectively the different steps in thefolding of the letter sheets. Beginnin with Fig. 1, it Will be notedthat .the folder 17 can be thrown backward from the letter sheets, sothat the folder rests fiat upon any surface supporting the tablet. Wewill now suppose that one or more sheets 16 have been written. As theprinciple for operating a plurality of sheetsis the same as for a singlesheet, I will describe merely the steps relating to a single sheet. Theoperator having finished writing a sheet, which is, of course, the topsheet, swings the folder 17 over onto this sheet, as will be understoodfrom Fig. 2.

He next be'nds the bottom edge of the lettersheet toward the top andover the folder as shown at 16, see Figs.'3 and 10, so as to expose,through the slot, the address at the top. He next bends the sides of thesheet inward and under the folder, as shown at 16 (see Figs. 4 and 11).He now detaches the letter cured upon the folded letter sheet 16 and.

. the construction is finished.

It matters not whether the folder 17 be employed as the guide formeasuring the edges of the letter sheet as bent upon said folder. Ifdesired, the measurement may be done in any other way or indicated byany agency independent of the folder. For convenience, however, it willbe found that the folder itself offers the readiest means ofmeasurement. While I preferably begin the folding, as indicated in Fig.3, I do not limit myself to this particular order of procedure, asobviously the letter sheet may first be bent up from the bottom and thesides folded over afterwards.

I do not limit myself to the exact proportions of the various partsshown, for the reason that these may be varied within reasonable limitswithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A writing tablet, comprising a plurality of sheets, each having aflap at one end, and a board of less length and width than the sheetsand flexibly connected to the tablet'at the end opposite the flaps ofthe sheets, said boardbeing adapted to be swung over upon the up ermostsheet and the latter folded upon t 1e board.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a Writing tablethaving letter sheets, each rovided with an integral flap, and a boardfexibly connected to the tablet and adapted to rest upon the same, saidboard being of less Width .and length than the sheets and upon which asheet is adapted to be folded. g

3. A device of the character described,

thereupon, each having an integral flap at one end and aslot adjacent"to the end having the flap, a folder loosely connected with said.board. and adapted to swing relatively thereto, said folder being flatand smaller than said board and upon which the letter sheets are adaptedto be bent into a shape corre sponding to that of the folder.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a board provided uponone of its mounted upon said board and provided with gummed flapsregistering with said ear, a folder smaller than said board, and aflexible connection from said folder to said board' tachably mountedthereupon, a folder of smaller width and length than said writing tabletand movable relatively thereto, and a flexible connection from saidfolder to said 1 writing tablet.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MICHAEL ALBERT DREES.

Witnesses:

J. F. SLIGHT, CoRA' E. LE BLOND.

edges with an ear, a number of letter sheets 5. The combination of awriting tablet containing a plurality of letter sheets de comprising aboard, letter sheets mounted

